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Gareth Bryant’s Poetic-Commentary on the film, “12 Years A Slave”:
Author’s Note: “12 Years A Slave” is a movie, an internationally celebrated film, chronicling the life & times of a Solomon Northup, from 1841-1853, an African American, free, and not just free, but, born-free, a native of Saratoga, New York. An outspoken, well-spoken, intelligent, family-man, whom is also, well-traveled, well-experienced, well-skilled, in the musical & Continue reading
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Obama has brought Change, but not the Change We wanted:
You’ve changed the way that Politicians lie, how our mothers & widows cry: Drone-strikes knock-down our towns, there’s countless shattered bodies around… …You’ve turned America upside down, with your slick talk, and your cool sound. You’ve even caused those who believed you to scorn you… …Who would’ve thought that this would be your colors true. Continue reading
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Poetic-Challenge: Gareth Bryant vs. Neghena Hamidi
Author’s Note: Every month I’ll be conducting a Poetic-Challenge, challenging various poets, whom I personally know/interact with, just for the sake of sharpening/improving my own poetry, general-goodwill, respect for my fellow “Brethren of the Paper & Pen”, and to just see who from among us has the best “Poetry-Skillz”…Every month, I’ll be picking a brand-new Continue reading
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The Reasons why I can’t divorce Remorse:
There’s this love-hate relationship that I have with Guilt… …One that forces me to behave as I should do, to the hilt. Breaking-up is the very hardest when you try to distance you from yourself, to break away from your very own conscience. There’s always this sense of detachment, you feel that you Continue reading
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Support Muslims Giving Back’s Project #Zakah:
Gareth Bryant, National-Spokesperson, Muslims Giving Back, explains the purpose & reasoning behind az-Zakah, the 3rd-Pillar of Islam & how helpful it is to the general betterment to Humanity as a whole: Continue reading
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Israel: The New Nazi-Germany
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6yYiWqmeCM&feature=youtube_gdata_player Gaza The House Just Passed a Bill Punishing “Politically Motivated” Boycotts of Israel A uthor’s Note: These same exact things happening in Israel, right now, where Non-Israelis, Non-Jews, and general ethno-national undesirables are being oppressed (denied housing/education/employment, sent to prison/concentration camps, etc.) are the exact same things that we’re taught, historically, that the Nazis, Continue reading
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Support Muslims Giving Back’s Projects: #Need2Feed & #Warmth!!!
Gareth Bryant, National-Spokesperson, Muslims Giving Back, has a very important message, concerning the importance of helping others in need, drawing from his own personal-background of being in-need himself, at one point in his own life. This noble work, of enhancing the Humanity within others is something that those at Muslims Giving Back take very seriously Continue reading
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Avonte Oquendo: We must find him!!!
If you’ve been paying any attention to the news, in New York City, one headline-story keeps popping-up, and for good-reason: the story of Avonte Oquendo, a 14 year-old Special-Needs child, who went missing, and has still remained missing, since October 4th, 2013. There have been several news-circuits covering this story, and his picture is posted, at Continue reading
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The 10-Days of Dhil-Hijjah: the best days of the year!!!
The 10-Days of Dhil-Hijjah/the Month of Hajj (the 12th-month on the Islamic [Lunar] Calendar) are finally upon us: These days, are like a bonus/extra Last-3rd/Last-Days of Ramadhan, where we can capitalize upon Allah making it so ridiculously easy for us to get blessings & rewards from Him, by doing the simplest things, like: picking up Continue reading
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The True Definition of “Family”:
Don’t ever assume/think that “Family” is limited, exclusive, to persons whom share your Lineage/DNA, Ethno-Cultural/Tribal Background, Regional/National-Identity, or even Religious sectarian-affiliation: True-Family consists of persons whom sincerely respect, trust, honor, love you, for the pleasure of Allah, the Creator/Lord of the Universe, then, for whom you truly are, as you are, without wanting to Continue reading
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